coming up on "early today," we have got the winners of the 2014 nobel peace prize. and look at your screen, this is the scene aboard a passenger aircraft after one of the travelers blurted out that he had ebola. >> i need your attention. it is going to look worse than it is. this is an idiot.hat has said >> is this going to be the new normal as we face ebola on a growing global scale? embattled minnesota vikings adrian peterson smoking wheat wead, a whopping 60 cent drop for gas prices and a super sized announcement for katy perry. it is friday, october 10th. "early today" starts right now.

good morning. i'm dara brown. the winners of this year's know bale peace prize have been announced. malala yousufzai was named a co-winner. she is the nobel's youngest winner. indian children's right advocate kailash satyarthi was named joint winner. the competition was heavy pope francis and nsa leaker edward snowden in the running for the prize. it is deja vu in metro st. louis. >> hands up. >> don't shoot. >> that familiar chant hands up, don't shoot, and police in riot gear one day after an off duty police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old man during a pedestrian check. a peaceful protest turned into a physical confrontation. hundreds of protesters are were told to remain on the sidewalk. some were even shoved back by police officers. during the height of the

protests, this officer is seen spraying what appears to be pepper spray into the crowd. several protesters including this man is heard asking for water after he was sprayed. speaking on "all in" with chris hayes, the st. louis mayor called it a terrible tragedy and says the department of justice and the u.s. attorney will play a role in the investigation. >> we want to make sure that this is handled right and that people have confidence in the investigation itself, and the results. so sensitivity, transparency, and independence is, you know, that's what the investigation is for. >> the family of 18-year-old vonderrit myers jr. insist he was holding a sandwich and not a gun. myers was supposed to go to trial in november. supporters of slain teen michael brown will begin a four day long protest later today. a midair scare in the global

ebola emergency. >> i need your attention. okay. it is going to look worse than it is. we have people coming on that are in -- we have all been watching the news, they look like they're in the bubble, the little bubble machines. >> this is video from us airways flight 845 from philly to the dominican republic. during it, a passenger sneezed and told people he had ebola. on the ground, hazmat teams swarmed the plane. turns out it was a hoax. it came as the cdc issued this dire warning. >> in the 30 years i've been working in public health, the only thing like this has been aids. >> in the uk, fearing ebola is just a flight away. passengers will be facing a tougher screening process. in liberia, more help has landed. six military aircraft and 100 u.s. marines, their mission is to build medical centers. and some positive news, first ebola vaccine trials have begun in mali. three people have gotten it so far. the university of maryland

school of medicine is behind it. new details this morning into two air disasters. a grim revelation in malaysia flight mh-17, one victim was found wearing an oxygen mask. it raises the question if passengers knew their fate. the plane was shot down over ukraine in july. and new details on flight 370. it made a slow left turn, then spiraled into the water when its fuel ran out. the new scenario is based on an unanswered ground to air call. the flight vanished back in march. air strikes meant to disable an al qaeda spin-off group in syria are proving to be a failure. american intelligence officials say last month's air strikes killed only one or two key militants of the khorasan group. they say important members fled the targeted aleppo region. they say foggy intelligence on the ground is to blame for wayward attempts. a prosecutor in texas wants to see minnesota vikings player adrian peterson rearrested.

the district attorney's office has filed a motion to revoke peterson's bond after he allegedly told a worker conducting his urine exam that he had, quote, smoked a little weed. peterson is currently free on a $15,000 bond, relating to his child abuse charge. where is kim jong-un? this morning, serious doubts that he's still in power in north korea. in the last few hours he was a no show at a worker's party celebration, which raised a huge red flag. he was last seen weeks ago with a noticeable limp. a source tells reuters in firm control, but hurt his leg. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell on why the cia is watching closely. >> all of the billions the u.s. spends on intelligence, the cia has no idea what is going on in north korea. the most secretive nation in the world. that matters because north korea backward as it is has a very latest in nuclear weapons. >> experts say a leadership competition could result in

civil war. some folks in colorado are pulling out their winter coats this morning. light snow started falling in high elevation areas near the colorado mountains last night. and it is expected to continue today. for more on weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins. >> about time. >> not about time. it is october. >> middle, for the mountains, it is okay. start getting it in the cities, we start opening our eyes. but they may not be alone. we may eventually, especially next week, have a good chance at first snow in the pacific northwest, up in the cascades. yesterday we got rid of our rainstorm through arizona. tucson, an inch of rain with the storm system. not so much other areas. albuquerque, prescott, and phoenix and vegas. over the next seven days, computer forecast, a switch in the weather pattern a little bit. we're watching a much more active weather pattern in british columbia and into the pacific northwest eventually. special coastal areas will have

a good chance of rain. the first of a very weak front will move into later on tonight. today is relatively dry. in seattle, late tonight we could get showers with better chance of showers tomorrow. then as we go to the weekend, clouds increase, temperatures drop in portland and chances of showers on saturday. doesn't change a lot on sunday, up in the northwest. it looks like your nice string of fall weather is about to come to a close as a damp weather pattern arrives. that's your national tions with chance of showers late today. so looks like we are going into what we would call our typical mid to late fall weather pattern. more active in the northwest. >> and great forecast for potential three day weekend for people. three day weekend. >> what a nice sound.

>> thank you so much, bill. las vegas is off and running with a new glut of weddings. we'll tell you why. plus, new details on sarah palin's family brawl. and one of the world's coolest cars just got a little hipper. the new tesla.

going to the chapel in las vegas. same-sex marriages started there despite a ruling mess by the supreme court. a move that left u.s. couples and laws in limbo. nbc's tracie potts is in washington. >> reporter: by our counts this morning, there are 27 states where same sex marriage is legal, 23 where it is not. and in some cases that's changing by the hour. idaho started issuing licenses. this couple got one. by the time they tried to get married later the same day, the u.s. supreme court had put things on hold. >> it is going to happen. >> it will happen. >> reporter: in nevada, mistakes at the appeals and u.s. supreme court left things in limbo.

late thursday, nevada finally got the green light. a state senator and his partner were the first to tie the knot. south carolina county clerks are waiting on a federal court to give the go ahead. some are blaming the state's attorney general. >> might as well be standing in front of the door to this building telling me i can't get my marriage license. >> reporter: west virginia's attorney general dropped his opposition. >> i have to respect supreme court decisions and precedence, whether you like it or not. >> reporter: shortly after, kathie mcgee and sarah atkins made history. >> nice to be able to finally have that legal protection to go with our actual family. >> reporter: in kansas, one county is issuing licenses while the rest of the state waits. still, some couples there are reluctant, changing the law, they say, doesn't change attitudes. >> still people can lose their jobs, be denied service, just because of who they are. >> reporter: remember, some argue that this is a states rights issue and what we're

seeing around the country is what we should be seeing, each state making a decision on whether or not to accept same sex marriage. >> tracie potts in d.c., thanks so much. a heavy burden lifted off the shoulders of almost 14 million voters in texas. the federal judge struck down a strict voter i.d. requirement in texas and compared it to a poll tax. the judge said it was deliberately meant to suppress minority voter turnout. this came hours after the u.s. supreme court blocked wisconsin's photo i.d. requirement. from 1986 to 1991, she made us laugh during her hilarious m impressions of tammy faye bakker, sinead o'connor and nancy reagan. she was battling a serious illness. and we're learning more details about that brawl that broke out in alaska last month involving sarah palin's children and her husband. according to the police report obtained by tmz, bristol says

the homeowner shoved her to the ground and started calling her a slut and other choice words. but witnesses say it was bristol who punched the homeowner in the face about five or six times before he pushed her back. however it started, other family members including her father then jumped in, while partygoers reportedly chanted f the palins. the former vice presidential candidate was in a limo outside of the house while this all went down. police say everyone was intoxicated, including the palins. and no one was charged. let's get down to business with cnbc's kate rogers. >> the markets got rocked on thursday on concerns about global economic weakness, worries about ebola and the big drop in oil prices, which is weighing on energy stocks. the dow falling 335 points, its worst point drop in more than a year. after what may move trading today, look for data this morning on prices for imported goods. a week after tesla ceo elan musk posted a mysterious tweet, the

luxury carmaker is unveiling a new all wheel drive version of its model s sedan. this has dual motors and goes 0 to 60 in 3.2 seconds. it also has new safety features including lane assist and automatic braking. and google is thinking big. reports say the company will launch a new smartphone this month. its code named shamu and has a 5.9 inch screen, bigger than the iphone 6 plus and samsung galaxy note. back to you. >> thanks so much. we have good news for your wallet. the price of regular gasoline is down 40 cents a gallon since july 4th. aaa expects prices to drop another 20 cents by the end of the year. ceo of microsoft was speaking before a conference celebrating women in computing when he basically told a room full of women not to ask for pay raises. he said, quote, it's not really about asking for the raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will actually give you the right raises as you go along. and that, i think, might be one of the additional superpowers

that, quite frankly, women who don't ask for a raise have, because that's good karma. the criticism came fast and furious and the ceo later back tracked, claiming he was inarticulate adding the industry must close the gender pay gap. hmm. well, still ahead, the nfl quarterback fined 10 grand for supporting breast cancer. but, first, diaper wearing cows. you can thank a german farmer for this image coming up. he's upset over new manure rules that prevent cows from grazing close to water. i think you get why.

this morning on "today," josh elliott takes a look at two inspiring young men fighting cancer and playing football. and now to sports and what seemed like another thursday night blowout, but the colts and texans turned it into a thriller. indy with the commanding 24-0 lead in the first quarter. the texans fight back to shrink the gap 27-21 in the third. colts answer with their top receiver of the night, t.y. hilton in the end zone. he finished with over 200 yards. and then this. >> third and 12 and the ball is out. and recovered by watt. he's on his feet. never touched down.

touchdown of the season. yes, he does. j.j. watt. >> watt picks it up for a 45-yard touchdown, but the texans come up short. colts take it 33-28. to the ice, the capitals hosted the canadiens. caps up 1-0 when things get heated in the second period. not one, but two fights break out among the players. the tension continues as the game heads to a shootout after a scoreless overtime. canadiens win 2-1. the georgia bulldogs will be without their top offensive weapon against missouri saturday. tailback todd gurley is suspended indefinitely while the school investigates an alleged violation of ncaa rules. reports center around gurley possibly receiving money in exchange for autographs or the use of his likeness. the 49ers quarterback colin kaepernick fined 10,000 bucks for wearing pink beats by dre headphones after sunday's game. he said he wore them in support of breast cancer awareness. the nfl recently signed an

exclusive deal with bose. and 3-year-old lilly ray doyle, she's an avid manchester united fan, and here is her reaction to wearing a blue school uniform, the color of her team's arch rival. >> i don't like it. >> why? >> because it's so blue. >> it looks so blue? >> yes. >> manchester are united has offered her a blue kit shirt and tickets to future games to help ease her blues. and just ahead, a super sized announcement for katy perry. plus, why in the world does one of the most successful actresses on earth want to be hypnotized? details next as "early today" rolls on for this friday.

taking a look at entertainment this morning. katy perry is going to the super bowl. she will be the halftime performer for the 49th edition of the game reportedly beating out both coldplay and rihanna who the nfl short listed in august. sophia vergara is apparently looking into getting hypnotized. "the modern family" star is looking for some help when it comes to her sweet tooth. guess her workout motto no pain, no cake, just isn't cutting it. and queen bee now has her own radio station after three years of a 24-hour news radio station, news 92 in houston will now switch from news, traffic

and weather to beyonce, all day, every day. this is a reaction to poor ratings and hopes that beyonce 24/7 will help them out. >> do you think this is the start of something? a new revolution? >> i don't know. public radio is doing that sirius thing. doesn't sirius have channels where they have the same -- >> they do, but maybe it is -- could it work on a public station? like with advertising and if there is enough people to listen to it or five artists get together and do their own radio station. >> you have something there, bill. you might be in some new -- >> give me five artists i could sign on and then -- >> i would have to listen because i'm not on beyonce's songs, so i would have to listen over and over again. it would be a whole new experience. >> queen bee, come on. get in line. >> i know. i'm dara brown. this is "early today." we hope it is your first stop of the day on nbc.

so every 26 seconds a student drops out of high school, but a program helping change that is proving the key can be found in something as simple as a fresh coat of paint. and the results are eye popping. betty nguyen reports. >> start from the bottom. stroke it up. >> reporter: with each brush stroke these students in brooklyn are creating a brighter future. they're part of a program called publicolor. not only does it transforms their school's bleak hallways into vivid learning environments, it's reducing the dropout rate. >> i guess we started rigorously tracking it five, six years ago. not one publicolor student has dropped out, not one. last year -- and we target the underperforming, low income students. >> so let's bring everything to the work station and then we're

going to get sponges and start spot cleaning. >> tim butler knows the power of publicolor. he used to be in the program. now he's a staff member helping students just like him. >> my life would be drastically different if publicolor wasn't in my life because i would probably be dead or in jail because the path i was on just wasn't the right one for me. >> reporter: research shows color can affect a student's mood and energy levels. by giving kids the opportunity to revamp schools with vibrant paint, it creates a sense of pride and ownership. last year 97% of publicolor students graduated high school on time. 94% went on to college. >> reporter: if you weren't here, what would you be doing right now? >> i'd of been at home doing boring homework and be on the internet all the time. having nothing to do. >> reporter: does it keep you off the streets? >> yes. i'm not trying to say i'm a goody too shoes. i do bad stuff. >> reporter: like what? >> i don't want to state it right now.

>> reporter: of course you don't. >> of course i don't. >> reporter: mom might be watching, right? >> yes. >> reporter: this after school program provides a safe haven where skills are sharpened and friendships are forged. >> when i was in high school i was kind of bullied a lot. when i got into this program i felt like everyone was cool. everybody was a family. it felt like this was my place to be. >> reporter: for tim it's much more than that. while still a student in the program, his painting partner later became his life partner. >> i met my wife through publicolor. we've been married for 5 years, been together for 12. we have two beautiful children. >> reporter: now he's working to make sure that these children have the tools to go from paint can to college. >> now since its inception in 1996 publicolor has painted 165 schools in new york and organizers are working to take this program nationwide. now keep it right here for more news, weather and sports. i'm dara brown with bill karins. thank you for watching "early today." have a great friday, everyone.

good morning. we have a really good story to tell in the weather department. starting today the wind holds the key to the changes over the weekend. as we head throughout the weekend, we're going to see these winds start to move offshore. for us that means a couple of different